McConnell Urges Media To Ignore Quran-Burning Pastor

[depakid]

Stop the presses! A republican actually said something sensible. :wow:

(Of course, he had ulterior motives).

Even as a Florida pastor claimed he was canceling his plans to host a Quran-burning event this weekend, the top rungs of the federal government attempted to minimize the fallout of the explosive scheme.

In an unsolicited statement from his office on Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell joined the chorus of the distraught, urging members of the media to use proper editorial discretion and not broadcast Pastor Terry Jones' plans to burn Qurans.

..That statement came around the same time that reports emerged that Secretary of Defense Robert Gates called Jones to underscore how much of a risk to national security his stunt would be.

More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/09/mcconnell-urges-media-not_n_711163.html

[ProSense]

1. His statement sucks

While I will defend any American's First Amendment Rights, our generals in the field tell us that the men and women defending those rights would be endangered as a result of this stunt. If this group insists on going forward, I would hope that members of the media will not reward them with what they crave most: news coverage.

The media should ignore McConnell.

[tsuki]

4. Actually, what McConnell says is correct. Jones wants news coverage to

solicit the donations to buy and transport his furniture sold on EBay. The Republicon leadership finally realized what Palin did, the conservative base, the ones that picketed Phelps, stand with Petraeus.

[ProSense]

6. This is not a good message:

"If this group insists on going forward, I would hope that members of the media will not reward them with what they crave most: news coverage."

It's completely lame in fact. Telling the media to ignore an already international incident is about as useful as trying hide in an open field. He needed to denounce it not issue a wink-wink.

[depakid]

5. LOL- you're as bad as Republicans have been- oppose anything that is said

irrespective of whether it makes any sense.

That this idiot is only making the statement to have a go at the Obama administration is irrelevant- he's actually giving out good advice.

Stop blowing these things up into big national controversies and giving the fundies the attention that they crave.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

2. Gotcha McConnell!

these right wing idiots would have run with this except for Petreus reminded them that troops were in danger and then whoops they thought we can't put our troops in danger that would be unpatriotic!

[RandomThoughts]

3. Here is how it works.

Here is how riddles work.


If you believe something and assign that belief to some 'thing' some card board cut out, a person a text, anything like that. If you assign your thoughts on something that is not about an ideal or thought or feeling.

The thing you assign it to will flip creating a contradiction.

If you say all X is bad, X will do what you think is good, until you see that things can be good and bad, and not go after some person, but instead comment, think, and feel on the concepts and ideas they support and do not support.



If you say any group is all bad, you get shown they have some of the same beliefs as you. If you say someone is good, then you get shown they have some opposite views.

It can mess with people, although if you think on supporting ideals, and pointing out flaws in ideals of some groups, and good ideals of some group, as you see them with explanation, then you avoid that contradiction trap.



However the reason it is in the news is because money does not care about the issue and the Right is pushing it to keep people off of topics like jobs and economy, and what some do with consolidation of wealth.

[gratuitous]

7. Yeah right, Mitch

If the media ignored every crazy-talking loon doing stupid shit, you and your Republican Senate colleagues would never get a minute's coverage, and you know it, you whiny toad.

[MiniMe]

8. Damn, that clock must be stopped again

Even a stopped clock is right 2 times a day.

[deacon]

9. Yeah, because they are part of the incitement, using "Muslim" against Obama

as being a bad thing. Or Fox news, sarah and mccain toyed with obama muslim through their entire campaign. They rabble rouse the nuts. It's their fault.